Early Learning

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Education

Tips on choosing the best childcare centre for your child

Guardian Childcare and Education is providing tips on choosing a childcare/early learning centre as it welcomes families for “Tour Month”. Guardian Head of
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Guardian Tour Month

Education

Families welcomed to Guardian Childcare for Tour Month

Guardian Childcare and Education is inviting families to step inside the day of a child during its 2026 Tour Month, that is now underway. Tour Month is showcasing how
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Early Learning, Education

The transformation of Lilyfield Early Learning Centre

The Lilyfield Early Learning Centre in Sydney has been reinvented over the past two years through innovation and active family engagement. The centre attracted some
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Early Learning, Education

Transparent process helps families find quality childcare

A leading early learning and childcare provider has developed a transparent assessment process to help families to be confident about the quality of their
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Tips for helping kids to return to school and childcare.

Early Learning, Education, Schools

Tips for transitioning kids into school and childcare

A leading education and childcare provider says families need to be patient with their children as they adapt to “new normals” over the next few weeks. While the
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Early Learning, Education

Caution urged on ‘unfair’ childcare stereotypes

One of Australia’s leading early learning providers has cautioned against governments relying on ownership structures as a primary indicator of quality and safety for
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Higher Education

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Education

Fifty new places funded to train doctors

The Federal Government has opened 50 new government‑funded university medical places to help lift the supply of General Practitioners (GPs). From today universities
Read more10 March 2026
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Education

Racism rife in Australian universities

A staggering 70 percent of university students and staff have experienced indirect racism, including hearing or seeing racist behaviour directed at their community. More
Read more18 February 2026
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Education, Higher Education, Perspectives

Universities facing ‘imperfect but essential’ changes

By Alex Zelinsky Lasting policy reforms, almost always, have difficult beginnings. Think Medicare, the Superannuation Guarantee, or the National Disability Insurance
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Community, Education, Health, Higher Education

‘Active sitting’ can improve brain health

New research has found that there are different types of sitting with varied impacts on health. Activities such as watching television were linked to worse memory and
Read more20 January 2026
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Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Higher Education, Research & Science

Adelaide’s analogue astronauts in world’s largest mission

Australia is in the middle of a two-week space mission involving 25 countries across the globe. A team from the University of Adelaide and international space testing,
Read more14 October 2025
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Education, Higher Education, People, Perspectives, Research & Science

Aussie professor wins Nobel Prize for MOFs

By Deanna D’Alessandro The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large
Read more9 October 2025

Schools

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Education

Students risk losing critical thinking to AI brain rot

Australian students risk losing cognitive abilities critical to learning and development unless urgent action is taken to stop AI brain rot, according to a new
Read more9 March 2026
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Education

School hours from the 1800s out of kilter with teen sleep

By Ken Purnell This year, students at The King’s School in Sydney are starting lessons later on Wednesdays. The start of the usual day has been pushed back from
Read more9 March 2026
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Education, Schools

Students stitch hope for International Women’s Day

A group of four students at St Eugene College, Burpengary, are stitching hope for their community in the lead up to International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8,
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Education, Schools

BCE appoints 19 new school leaders in 2026

Brisbane Catholic Education has welcomed 15 new Principals and four new Heads of College. From large city campuses to vibrant regional schools, BCE Principals play a
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Education, Schools

New program helps to empower First Nations students

First Nations students will feel seen, valued and empowered under the new Brisbane Catholic Education Molum Sabe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy
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Education, Schools

Maryborough college “revolutionises” path to high school

Innovative thinking has helped boost student engagement and attendance at St Mary’s College Maryborough, a Brisbane Catholic Education school. Principal Bree
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Vocation

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Education

New Townsville aviation academy opens doors

The new Townsville Aviation Training Academy has opened its doors ready to train Australia’s Apache defence maintenance workforce. The first intake of 35
Read more21 January 2026
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Government

$250m spend to boost skills pipeline

More than $250 million will be invested to address the skills shortage in Queensland. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training Minister Ros Bates said $201 million
Read more20 November 2025
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Arts, Dance, Education, Film & Television, Music, Theatre, Vocational

Boost in technical support for the Arts

A south-east Queensland initiative to counter the technical skills shortage in the Arts industry will expand its program from next year. Queensland Performing Arts
Read more4 November 2025
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Education, Government, Schools, State, Vocational

New schools-based pathway to automotive career

A new Queensland school-based career pathway has been established to overcome a skills shortage in the automotive industry. State Finance, Trade, Employment and Training
Read more29 October 2025
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Community, Economy, Education, Federal, Finances, Government, Health, Higher Education, Vocational

Prac payments now available for selected students

Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
Read more1 July 2025
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Business, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Energy & Resources, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Property, Schools, Technology, Transport, Vocational

Students shown the impact of engineering

A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women. The partnership between Engineers Australia
Read more26 June 2025